Wayne County Community College District

don't put all your eggs in one basket. there are other nursing schools out there. i have learned the hard way, and in toledo they even have night/weekend nursing schools. i would suggest you apply to other schools, and not limit yourself to wcccd. good luck to you.

i would like to have a back up plan. if all else fails, i think i would apply to occ's diagnostic sonographer program. they have a waiting list, but i think that field woul be interesting, not to mention that you wouldn't have as much patient contact. do you know what schools in toledo offer the night/weekend nursing programs and if there is a waiting list? i would definitely consider them because i'm not that far from ohio.

also, has anybody heard that wcccd now has only three prerequisites to get into the nursing program? someone told me that it recently changed. i tried to call the school, but they put me on on hold, and i couldn't wait. i checked out the web site --http://www.wcccd.edu/academic_programs/view_program.asp?id=64-- and this has me nervous.

i would like to have a back up plan. if all else fails, i think i would apply to occ's diagnostic sonographer program. they have a waiting list, but i think that field woul be interesting, not to mention that you wouldn't have as much patient contact. do you know what schools in toledo offer the night/weekend nursing programs and if there is a waiting list? i would definitely consider them because i'm not that far from ohio.

also, has anybody heard that wcccd now has only three prerequisites to get into the nursing program? someone told me that it recently changed. i tried to call the school, but they put me on on hold, and i couldn't wait. i checked out the web site --http://www.wcccd.edu/academic_programs/view_program.asp?id=64-- and this has me nervous.

i attended the info meeting and it's still the same 5 pre-req's. the website for nursing was never updated since the time it became 5, i guess!

yes syncere, you are absolutely correct! it goes by a lottery and when your name is called you have to pick from whatever classes that are still available. you can have all of your classes scattered all over southeast michigan. there is no guarantee that you will obtain classes at the campus of your choice unless you are fortunate enough to be called among the first group of people.

there is no guarantee where you classes will be this is true....but you are not scattered all over. they are very precise in what classes you are permitted to take. soooo if you are at western for your theory class then you are at western for all your classes and your clinical are at local hospital around that campus ie. oakwood's annapolis or garden city. if you are at harper woods then you will have lab at nw campus because they do not have labs at haper woods, other then that you are at and around harper woods area. that campus is the last to fill and the run offs of the other groups go there typically.

i hope that clears it up a little- the schedule in the reg. book for classes are not accurate.

yeah, i know a girl that will go to bon secours for her clinicals 2 days per week. she lives west of i-275 . so what campus will you have your lecture and lab? what hospital will you have your clinicals? will it change every semester? can you give me a sampling of what a typical schedule would look like. i am going to go to my application meeting next wednesday. i can't believe as of tomorrow i am totally done with pre-requisites . it seems like yesterday i stolled on to campus looking for information about the nursing program.

i was very lucky as i was called within 8 people for the western campus. i got garden city for my clinical which is awesome, either hospital would have been ok with me but i wanted garden city because the teacher is the same as my theory and my lab class teacher so there will be consistency in the way she teaches. i don't have a teacher assigned for my assessment class yet though.

each semester the lottery is held but as you may know with every semester the class size gets smaller. there is always a chance you will not get the campus you want each semester, i just hope i am as fortunate as i was this semester.

my schedule for classes is m 8am-2pm/3pm-5pm, t 8am-2pm, r 3pm-5pm, and sat. 8am-12pm. this is for the first 7.5 weeks

mind you they gave us info for the nur 110 for reading assignments/test schedule, it is no joke, there are 7 chapters in the first week of class followed by a quiz the day you get back to class after the weekend. i have been reading to get ahead...not hard stuff but not easy...remember that soc 100 class, o yes you will be using theories of sociology that come from nursing at least for this portion from what i can tell

my schedule for the next 7.5 weeks is: m 7am-1pm/3pm-5pm, t- 7am-1pm, r- 3pm-5pm and there is no sat. anymore at this point.

now plan on about 500.00 for books for the first semester/but of course you can wait a little to buy the second 7.5 weeks books (med/surg. is about 100.00). the uniforms are not scrubs so budget about 25 a shirt and 30 for pants...o and bring about 10.00 with you at your orientation...they don't tell you that but you need it to get your name tags made and they are discounted for that day.

well anyway- good luck!!!!! i will post in on how i am doing once everything starts. i can't believe it is next week...

there is no guarantee where you classes will be this is true....but you are not scattered all over. they are very precise in what classes you are permitted to take. soooo if you are at western for your theory class then you are at western for all your classes and your clinical are at local hospital around that campus ie. oakwood's annapolis or garden city. if you are at harper woods then you will have lab at nw campus because they do not have labs at haper woods, other then that you are at and around harper woods area. that campus is the last to fill and the run offs of the other groups go there typically.

i hope that clears it up a little- the schedule in the reg. book for classes are not accurate.

thanks for clearing that up! :nuke:

i was very lucky as i was called within 8 people for the western campus. i got garden city for my clinical which is awesome, either hospital would have been ok with me but i wanted garden city because the teacher is the same as my theory and my lab class teacher so there will be consistency in the way she teaches. i don't have a teacher assigned for my assessment class yet though.

each semester the lottery is held but as you may know with every semester the class size gets smaller. there is always a chance you will not get the campus you want each semester, i just hope i am as fortunate as i was this semester.

my schedule for classes is m 8am-2pm/3pm-5pm, t 8am-2pm, r 3pm-5pm, and sat. 8am-12pm. this is for the first 7.5 weeks

mind you they gave us info for the nur 110 for reading assignments/test schedule, it is no joke, there are 7 chapters in the first week of class followed by a quiz the day you get back to class after the weekend. i have been reading to get ahead...not hard stuff but not easy...remember that soc 100 class, o yes you will be using theories of sociology that come from nursing at least for this portion from what i can tell

my schedule for the next 7.5 weeks is: m 7am-1pm/3pm-5pm, t- 7am-1pm, r- 3pm-5pm and there is no sat. anymore at this point.

now plan on about 500.00 for books for the first semester/but of course you can wait a little to buy the second 7.5 weeks books (med/surg. is about 100.00). the uniforms are not scrubs so budget about 25 a shirt and 30 for pants...o and bring about 10.00 with you at your orientation...they don't tell you that but you need it to get your name tags made and they are discounted for that day.

well anyway- good luck!!!!! i will post in on how i am doing once everything starts. i can't believe it is next week...

wow, that schedule sounds really hectic! seven chapters in one week seems to be overwhelming...is that just for one class or for all three combined? i pray that if i get accepted next fall that i won't have to work. i want to be able to concentrate on my studies without neglecting my job. but anyways, thanks again for the info. good luck with the program and please keep us all posted....that's if you can find the time! enjoy the last week out of school because the pressure will be on in a few days!

That is for one class.

but i am not sure how much the other classes will require for reading as i do not have a syllabus for that and i am not sure how the class will be as for explaining the reading. sometimes you dont really need to read so in depth when the teacher explains everything well. we will see...

I applied yesterday!!!!! I can't believe I am to this point. I was surprised that not too many people were there. I think there was about 20-30 people there. When people saw what was needed for the application pack, about 5 people walked out..... . I applied at the Eastern Campus. It was a really nice campus! I was in and out within 1 hour. Basically, we had to put our information in order, the lady came by to check we had everything, she gave us an application and DONE! I guess we should have an answer sometime in November?

I wonder, if a lot less people apply for the winter session? I thought it was going to be a ton of people and crazy.

sgn, so which classes go with your schedule? if i am looking at the book correctly, there is fundmentals, lab and assessment the 1st 7.5 weeks, then med surg the second 7.5 weeks. is your saturday 8-12 the medical math class? when you say the uniforms are not scrubs, what are they? $25 for a shirt and $35 for pants? is it juat a t-shirt and pants?

i was very lucky as i was called within 8 people for the western campus. i got garden city for my clinical which is awesome, either hospital would have been ok with me but i wanted garden city because the teacher is the same as my theory and my lab class teacher so there will be consistency in the way she teaches. i don't have a teacher assigned for my assessment class yet though.

each semester the lottery is held but as you may know with every semester the class size gets smaller. there is always a chance you will not get the campus you want each semester, i just hope i am as fortunate as i was this semester.

my schedule for classes is m 8am-2pm/3pm-5pm, t 8am-2pm, r 3pm-5pm, and sat. 8am-12pm. this is for the first 7.5 weeks

mind you they gave us info for the nur 110 for reading assignments/test schedule, it is no joke, there are 7 chapters in the first week of class followed by a quiz the day you get back to class after the weekend. i have been reading to get ahead...not hard stuff but not easy...remember that soc 100 class, o yes you will be using theories of sociology that come from nursing at least for this portion from what i can tell

my schedule for the next 7.5 weeks is: m 7am-1pm/3pm-5pm, t- 7am-1pm, r- 3pm-5pm and there is no sat. anymore at this point.

now plan on about 500.00 for books for the first semester/but of course you can wait a little to buy the second 7.5 weeks books (med/surg. is about 100.00). the uniforms are not scrubs so budget about 25 a shirt and 30 for pants...o and bring about 10.00 with you at your orientation...they don't tell you that but you need it to get your name tags made and they are discounted for that day.

well anyway- good luck!!!!! i will post in on how i am doing once everything starts. i can't believe it is next week...

DAMomma, I wish you all the luck in the world in getting accepted at WCCCD!! You will probably get in - glad you had all your 'stuff' in order to submit to them...that is quite a list, and it's easy to omit something.

What are your plans while waiting for the happy letter??

Again, GOOD LUCK!

SGN, So which classes go with your schedule? If I am looking at the book correctly, there is fundmentals, lab and assessment the 1st 7.5 weeks, then Med surg the second 7.5 weeks. Is your Saturday 8-12 the medical math class? When you say the uniforms are not scrubs, what are they? $25 for a shirt and $35 for pants? Is it juat a t-shirt and pants?

NUR 110 is from 3-5pm on M and R

NUR 111 is from 8am-2pm M and T

NUR 118 is from 8am-12pm on Sat.

NUR 112 is from 3-5pm the second 7.5 weeks on M and R

NUR 113 is from 7am-1pm M and T the Second 7.5 weeks

I took HSC 100 Fall 05. I would suggest that all your classes be done before going into the program but the co-req's that are needed to be taken before or during the first 7.5 weeks of nursing is DT 130 and HSC 100. So if they are not done they will make you take those classes with your nursing classes (I would have issues with that myself owwch. My suggestion if you have not taken these classes do so this semester or the semester before entering the program!)

The outfits are like uniforms not t-shirts. They have to have a collar and they from what I can tell in local store terms are only sold at Marshells in detroit. I have heard people can get them online for less but that is the prices I noticed when they were displaying them at the lottery. Here is a sample of something that would work for their requirements.

http://www.uniformcorner.com/acatalog/Peaches4377.html